Are We Overachievers?

After watching an episode of Gossip Girl, I remembered I had to blog and simply could not think about what I should write about. I read the note at the top of "an American studies" blog, about our up coming assignment. Saying level 4 of course you're overachievers! Obviously somewhat of a joke, I get that Mr. B/OC. However, there is probably some truth to that for some of us. I realized this is not a topic of much importance but at New Trier, it kinda is. For example when they were changing the rankings from weighted to unweighted, the level four kids had a fit, we are doing more work we deserve more credit. But a level two student might say hey this work is just as hard for me, just cause its not as high a level. And then there are those kids who just make us so mad who don't try and get the grades just cause they happen to be silent geniuses as well as to put it bluntly sometimes slackers. There are some who are motivated by parents, college, and some who really could care less and just like school for the social scene. I'll give you an example I myself am not a fan of school, at all. My favorite thing with the word school is probably school dance. Or Alice's Coopers hit song "School's Out" but I figure if I'm there mine as well do a good job and get something out of it. So the question is are you an over achiever? What actually motivates you to do well? Is it a willingness to learn and be challenged? A need for knowledge? Or the hope to get into a top college and simply make the grade.

*I am not actually expecting people to tell the class they are an over-achiever considering the word gives off somewhat of a negative connotation, it was sort of rhetorical. And if you know you are, no offense really, cause it probably pays off for you.